purling

present participle of purl

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for purling
Verb
  • Some have likened the controversy surrounding Savin's display of old-time mobsters to the debate swirling around old statues of Confederate generals.
    Tovia Smith, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There's plenty of headlines swirling before Game 1 begins Friday at Rogers Centre.
    Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With its idyllic front lawn, gurgling fountain, and two-story deck, Elmwood 1820 Bed & Breakfast Inn is a sight to behold.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But his willingness to throw out independent commissions, and his success in getting Democrats to follow him, is rippling throughout his party.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Cosmic beings, the sky is still rippling with the emotional, existential echoes of last week’s Jupiter–Chiron square, and many of us are noticing which parts of our inner child still feel exposed, reactive, or defensive.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Once the hydrogen sulfide is captured, the solution can be renewed and reused multiple times simply by bubbling air through the solution.
    Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • In the first chapter of our planet's long story, Earth was a hot, rocky world bubbling with lava.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The sight of hundreds of tiny turtle hatchlings toddling their way down to the lapping ocean waves is the surest way to take your breath away.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Rice was lapping the entire league.
    Sam McDowell October 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Dudinha opened the scoring for San Diego, dribbling through the Current defense before blazing a shot through the legs of her Brazilian compatriot, Lorena.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Rollins rarely shoots when dribbling around a screen.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Rows of men, women and children, sweat trickling down their faces in the sweltering tropical heat, stepped forward one by one.
    Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Then somehow — if the vision is strong enough and buzz reaches the right people — money naturally starts trickling in.
    Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • But one more theatrical feat of sleight of hand has occurred, because Kyoto’s washing your hands for you.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The restaurant also had health hazards such as old food residue on equipment and employees not washing their hands properly with soap, city officials said.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Purling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purling. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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